New Flyer Industries XDE40

New Flyer XDE40
Years of manufacture	2008 to present
Length	40 feet
Width	102 inches
Height	130 inches
Weight	approx. 28,000 lbs
Seating capacity	42 max
Propulsion	Diesel-electric hybrid

The New Flyer Industries XDE40 is a diesel-electric transit bus from New Flyer's Xcelsior line. The XDE40 was the first model of the Xcelsior, with it's debut at the 2008 APTA Expo. The first customer of the XDE40 is Brampton Transit for their Züm service.

Specifications

Dimensions

• Length: 41'
• Width: 102"
• Height: 130"
• Turning radius: 44'
• Wheelbase: 283.75"

Engine

• Cummins ISB6.7 EPA 2010, 6.7L, 280 hp (for series and parallel)
• Cummins ISL9 EPA 2010, 8.9L, 280 hp (for parallel only)

Hybrid system

• Allison H 40 EP (parallel)
• BAE Systems HDS 200 (series)

HVAC

• Thermo King RLF1-M1

Electrical system

• Vansco multiplex

Floor

• Composite subfloor at rear interior step with ACQ Plywood remainder
  • Altro Transflor
  • Gerflor Tarabus
  • RCA rubber
  • Treadflex

Axles

• Front: MAN VOK 07
• Rear: MAN HY-1336

Brakes

• All wheel disc

Fuel tank capacity

• 379 litres

Operators

Canada

• Züm - Brampton, ON
• Brampton Transit - Brampton, ON
• Lethbridge Transit - Lethbridge, AB
• London Transit Commission (LTC) - London, ON
• Transit Windsor - Windsor, ON

United States

• Community Transit - Lynnwood & Snohomish County, WA
• Connecticut Transit (CT Transit) - Stamford, Hartford & New Haven, CT
• Crystal Transport - Brighton, MA
• Flint Mass Transportation Authority - Flint, MI
• King County Metro Transit - Seattle, WA (on order)
• Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) - Baltimore, MD
• Metro Transit - Minneapolis, Saint Paul, MN and vicinity
• Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) - Springfield & Holyoke, MA
• San Francisco Municipal Railway (MUNI) - San Francisco, CA
• Santa Rosa CityBus - Santa Rosa, CA
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) - Washington, DC

Demonstrator and engineering units

Below is a list of known demonstrator and engineering buses.

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Year	VIN	Engine	Hybrid system	Notes
		July 2008	2FYH8FV148D034335	Cummins ISL9	Allison EP40	Builders plate: B/A DE40LFR DIESEL/ELECTRIC TRANSIT Equipped with Luminator Spectrum destination sign, New Flyer logo badges by front wheels, blue graphical stripe, reflectors under headlights, American Seating InSight passenger seats Received 4ONE Mx seats in 2009 Submitted for Altoona Test in July 2009 to April 2010
SR1321		April 2009	2FYH8FV049A035253	Cummins ISL9	Allison EP40	Equipped with Luminator Horizon destination sign, Xcelsior logo badges by front wheels, 4ONE Mx passenger seats Later received Kiel Ideo seats Converted to battery-electric power in early 2012
SR1420		March 2010	2FYH8FV029E036720	Cummins ISL9	Allison EP40	In all dark blue colour scheme and equipped with American Seating InSight passenger seats Demo with Winnipeg Transit March 2010 and demoed in service July 5 numbered 900 Displayed at CUTA Trans-Expo 2010 and received "It all adds up." wrap Demo with Metropolitan Transportation Authority late 2010-early 2011 as 0058 Arrived on Translink property May 20 2011.
SR1345		June 2010	2FYH8FR01AE037548	Cummins ISB6.7	BAE Systems HDS 200	In all forest green colour scheme with "It all adds up." wrap, and equipped with Luminator Horizon destination sign and Kiel Ideo passenger seats Displayed at CUTA Trans-Expo 2010

References

• New Flyer Xcelsior brochure